Lara Dunston 
The duration of most of our stays on this yearlong global grand tour have been two weeks. Apart from our pre-departure preparations for Grantourismo and a pre-launch sunset soiree in Dubai and the days leading up to our launch party in London, only on two occasions on the trip have we stayed in places for only … Read more
The best Vienna chocolate shops in Austria’s capital range from Demel, the former royal court confectioner, loved by Viennese for its decadent chocolates as much as its Sachertorte to Austria’s more innovative, smaller, boutique chocolatiers, such as Tiroler Edl, available at enormous gourmet emporium of Julius Meinl. Vienna’s chocolate history is long and rich and … Read more
There are few activities more local than lingering over coffee while leisurely reading a book in a neighbourhood café. Yet too few travellers allow themselves the luxury of spending time doing nothing at all in a local café. There are always too many must-do sights on travellers’ lists to check out, so time hanging out … Read more
In the streets surrounding our apartment in the Fifth District in Vienna, and across the Linke Wienzeile, the street that runs parallel to the Naschmarkt, in the neighbouring Sixth District, there are literally dozens of vintage clothes, design, and furniture shops. This part of Vienna is retro heaven if you’re a lover of all things … Read more
Vienna, like Budapest, is a grand city of wide boulevards lined with majestic buildings, decorated with splendid statuary, and plenty of public spaces that allow you to step back and admire them. So what’s the best way to explore the city? Seeing Vienna on foot and by tram. Seeing Vienna By Foot – The Best Ways … Read more